Today I’m interviewing Amy from My Saturnalia, a shop on Etsy selling photographs. She’s been selling on Etsy since May of 2009 and is a member of the “POE Team” (Photographers of Etsy Street Team). “Believe it or not,” Amy’s favorite colors are earth tones, especially brown. Her favorite breakfast food is “something homemade with love,” and her favorite weekend past time is spending time with her family and friends by a bonfire at the beach with “sparklers, marshmallows and kids running around everywhere.” If she wasn’t doing that, she’d be at a love show from her favorite band. Her dream vacation is to see “every and any art museum around Europe.”
Here is what she has to say about her art:
What started you in your art/craft?
Photography has always been a constant in my life, ever since I received my first camera, a Kodak Disc, at age 9. I remember lining up all of my stuffed animals trying to get the perfect shot. I took darkroom photography in high school and when I was 18 years old I built a portfolio and took off for art school and the rest is history!!
What are your favorite materials/tools?
First thing that comes to mind is nature and my surroundings. I just cant get enough of the ocean, trees, flowers, sunsets, there is always something beautiful to photograph. My Nikon camera of course, my computer and now my Argus 75 to create my TtV images. Can’t live without them!!
Who’s your biggest inspiration?
Well there is nothing like your first right? My first inspiration in photography was Edward Weston. I love the way he captured light against ordinary objects, it mesmerizes me still.
How long have you being producing your work/How did you get started in it?
I’ve had people tell me for years that I should sell my art. I finally took them seriously and it has been just within this past year that I am now selling my work online. It was the best move I’ve ever made for myself!! The idea of my work being displayed across the country and across the world is thrilling to me!!
Where do you hope your art will take you in the next year?
In the next year I want to branch out to more galleries here on Cape Cod. My work is currently on display and for sale at The Black Crow Gallery in Sandwich, MA. Also more online exposure, the ETSY front page would be amazing!
Is there anything you want people to get/take away from your work?
To inspire someone is my ultimate goal. Is it cliche for a photographer to say they want someone to make a connection with their work? I strive for that along with warm, happy, peaceful feelings.
What advice would you give to an artist just starting out?
Enjoy the ride, just when you think you get it, there is still so much to learn. So have fun!
Here’s some of Amy’s work:
[all images are property of My Saturnalia]
